Frosty Pastel Dining Room {Christmas Home Tour Part 3}

Welcome to the third and final part of my 2014 Christmas home tour, the dining room. This year, I kept the colors in this room frosty and pastel and I really like the wintry look that resulted. That's a really good thing because it's less than a week until Christmas and I'm just finishing my decorating so it's not like there's really time to change my mind.

This year, the tree is dressed in pale gray satin ribbon and a collection of pastel ball ornaments. I added a few sprigs of pink and blue flowers and some glittered star garland. My favorite is the vintage German glass glitter star at the top. I love the patina that comes with age and I find that having a few pieces like this mixed in gives my home a sense of history.

A simple wicker basket on the hearth filled with poinsettias, pine cones and a few ornaments makes a nice focal point for just a few dollars. Besides, when you've got a gargantuan white stag head above your fireplace, do you really need anything else? He's new this year and, at the suggestion of my friend Linda, I've named him "John"...yep..."Deer John"....sorry, sometimes I can't resist.

I'm pretty proud of myself for resisting the urge to hang ornaments from his antlers or put a hat on him....

....this year.

I put a few houses which were in our woodland dining room in 2012 on the sideboard. The church was purchased but I made the house from a cardboard one that I found at the craft store.

The table is a combination of pastels and mercury glass. French porcelain mixes with my wedding china for a softer, less "matchy" look. The centerpiece is a silver punch bowl which I filled with evergreen branches, ornaments and a pair of vintage deer.

There are wreaths on the cabinets, the backs of the head chairs at the table, and in the bay window, tied with the same gray ribbon that adorns the chandelier.

I love the way the colors look against the white...sparkling in the first sunshine that we've seen in over a week.

I hope that you've enjoyed my frosty pastel Christmas dining room. I've got almost all of my shopping finished and now that I'm finished decorating, the boxes can be removed from the hallway and the kitchen. Just in time for wrapping
... and baking!

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Hi! I'm Kimberly. Welcome to Serendipity Refined! This blog is about finding beauty in the ordinary "stuff" of every day life. I'm an expert in furniture painting and refinishing. I love decorating redecorating with vintage, repurposed and found items. I'm a lifelong DIY'er who believes that you can have a gorgeous home on a budget! Sometimes, you'll find me painting furniture and sometimes, I'm baking or crafting or rehabbing our 1950's ranch. It's all here, and I'm sharing it! So join me, won't you? I promise that it won't be boring. If you'd like to know more about me, please check out my About Me Page.

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